The Akron Lady Rams are playing one of the toughest schedules in Class 2A.

Five of the last six opponents the Lady Rams have faced sit in the top 10 of 1A and 2A teams. Last week didn’t come easy, as Akron took on 1A second ranked Fleming, 2A eighth ranked Haxtun and 2A sixth ranked Holyoke.

Akron found themselves at home last Tuesday to take the court against the Lady Wildcats of Fleming. Fleming quickly showed why they’re contending for a 1A state championship when they jumped out to a 16-4 first quarter lead. The deficit continued to grow for Akron, who trailed 12-35 at the half.

The Lady Wildcats didn’t slow down in the second half, using depth to their advantage. With one quarter to play, Fleming was in control 53-16. The fourth quarter running clock rule installed by CHSAA kicked in in the fourth, making way to the final 21-64 Akron loss.

Junior Kate Pachner led the Lady Rams with seven points; sophomore Bailee Clarkson had four points; freshman Nadalyn Poss had four points; senior Crystann Brown had two points; senior Katie Arnold had two points; and sophomore Tori Lundquist had two points.

Akron went to Haxtun Friday looking for their first league win, but knew it wouldn’t come easy against the newly ranked Lady Bulldogs. The Haxtun offense was hot from the get-go, rattling off 26 first quarter points to Akron’s 10. Mid-way through the game, the Lady Rams were in deep, down 21-45.

The Lady Bulldogs cooled off in the second half. Both teams put up identical scores in the third and fourth quarters, with Akron narrowly outscored 8-11 in each period. At the final buzzer, the Lady Rams were on the tail end of the 37-67 score.

Clarkson finished the night with 14 points; Arnold had nine points; Pachner had seven points; and Poss had seven points.

Akron closed out their week at home Saturday against a tough Holyoke squad. Buckets were hard to come by against the stingy Dragon defense, as the Lady Rams quickly found themselves trailing 4-19 after one. Holyoke continued to dominate in the second, leading 33-9 mid-way through.

Things didn’t get much easier for Akron who managed just one basket in the third quarter. The running clock began in the fourth, with a 48-11 Holyoke advantage. The Lady Dragons again got the best of their hosts in the fourth, handing Akron a 14-56 loss.

Brown had five points; Arnold had three points; senior Abby Scholes had two points; freshman Mariah DeMers had two points; junior Priscila Solis had one point; and freshman Landrie Reese had one point.

Akron (2-14) will look to pick up a win in a league game at Sedgwick County Thursday. The Lady Rams wrap up the regular season against 2A second ranked Wray this Friday at home and at 2A top ranked Yuma next Thursday.